Ahmed Abdelhamid
Co-Founder & CEO
Senior Generative AI consultant, product strategist, and enterprise architect with over 20 years of global experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Founder of Reveryware AI and Plekundig.nl, specializing in bridging enterprise-grade systems with cutting-edge AI.
Biography
Ahmed Abdelhamid is a senior Generative AI consultant, product strategist, and enterprise architect with over 20 years of global experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is the founder of Reveryware AI, a boutique consulting firm helping organizations transform ideas into production-ready AI platforms, and Plekundig.nl, the first AI-powered real estate insights platform in the Netherlands.
Ahmed brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and strategic advisory — specializing in bridging enterprise-grade systems with cutting-edge AI including large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Previously, Ahmed held senior roles at IBM Consulting as Generative AI Services Lead, Cloud Architect, and FinOps Lead, at Hexaware/Mobiquity as Principal Architect delivering FinTech and global ecommerce solutions, and at Oracle & IBM Software Services as Solution Architect & Public Cloud Pioneer in the Middle East and Africa region.
Recent Work Highlights
- Plekundig.nl: Built and launched an AI-driven real estate platform leveraging Azure AI, OpenAI, Cosmos DB, and custom RAG pipelines.
- MCP for Real Estate: Developed the first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in the Netherlands to enable real-time property data access for LLMs.
- SaaS Startup (MENA): Delivered an AI-first MVP for a startup in the Middle East in under a week, combining conversational interfaces, RAG, MCP, and agentic development tools.
- Enterprise Consulting: Led large-scale architecture and cloud transformation projects for clients including the European Commission, LeasePlan, Kuwait International Bank, and GrandVision.
Technical Expertise
Core technical competencies and leadership areas
AI Strategy & Capability Design
Designing comprehensive AI strategies and capabilities that align with business objectives and technical requirements for enterprise-scale implementations.
Cloud-Native Architecture
Expert in Azure and AWS cloud-native architectures, containerization, and modern DevOps practices for scalable AI platform development.
LLM Integration, RAG & Vector Search
Building production-ready LLM integrations with retrieval-augmented generation and vector search capabilities for enhanced AI applications.
MCP Server Development
Developing Model Context Protocol servers for real-time data integration, enabling secure and efficient LLM access to enterprise data sources.
Agentic Coding & Rapid AI Delivery
Utilizing agentic development methodologies and AI-augmented coding tools for accelerated product delivery and prototype development.
FinTech and PropTech AI Solutions
Specialized expertise in financial technology and property technology AI solutions, with deep understanding of industry-specific requirements.
Education & Certifications
- M.Sc. in Computer Engineering - Cairo University
- FinOps Certified Practitioner
- AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
- Azure Architect Certified
- Contributor: IBM Redbooks & IDC Digital Transformation events
Languages
English: Fluent | Arabic: Native | Dutch: B1
Notable Client Projects
Key projects and achievements across global enterprises and organizations
Ila Bank – Bahrain
Principal Solution Architect
Delivered a Personal Finance Management solution fully integrated with core banking, using AWS EKS and SQS.
LeasePlan – Netherlands
Principal Solution Architect
Led the architecture for the policy management domain and secured steering board approval using AWS, EKS, and BPM.
WCC Group – Netherlands
Solution Architect
Provided architecture and integration support for AI-driven search and matching solutions.
GrandVision – Netherlands
Principal Solution Architect
Built a secure, multi-tenant global ecommerce platform on Azure with GraphQL APIs and Auth0-based identity.
Road & Transport Authority – Dubai, UAE
Senior Solution Architect
Designed and implemented a scalable mobile platform to improve public service delivery for Dubai's transport system.
JKUAT University – Kenya
Senior Solution Architect
Delivered the first IBM Cloud public reference in MEA by migrating university services to a cloud-native platform.
Kuwait International Bank – Kuwait
Principal Solution Architect
Built the first digital bank for KIB, designing PCI-DSS architecture and all card management capabilities with FIS Cortex integration, including payload encryption algorithms. Led the backoffice solution direction and served on the architecture steering committee. Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, OpenShift, OpenAPI, Backbase, Event Driven Design.
Servipag – Chile
Senior Solution Architect
Developed scalable components for Chile's largest digital payment platform with secure banking system integrations.
Connect with Ahmed
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